Bone health, systemic health, and dentistry: Part 1
By Kristin Evans, BS, RDH,Lori Stockert, DHSc, RDH, RDN
Originally at dentistryiq.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Dental teams routinely see patients whose undiagnosed or poorly managed osteoporosis raises fracture risk during procedures and can alter implant or extraction planning; refreshing knowledge of the disease helps clinicians flag at-risk patients for medical referral and tailor care.
Key points
- Osteoporosis affects an estimated 54 million older Americans and remains undiagnosed in about 70 percent of cases.
- Peak bone mass is largely accumulated by age 30, with 40-60 percent of adult bone mass gained during puberty.
- DXA scanning is the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce-recommended gold standard for diagnosing osteoporosis via bone mineral density measurement.
- Women over 50 face a one-in-two lifetime risk of osteoporotic fracture; hip-fracture patients show a 25 percent one-year mortality rate.
Who should care
Read the original on DentistryIQ
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